China and Xinjiang: Kunming incident The Kunming massacre is bound to have widespread repercussions within Chinese society, particularly for the Muslim minorities. In turn this will lead for calls for enhanced security measures and even... R. S. Kalha | March 07, 2014 | IDSA Comments
Upcoming elections in Iraq: Prospects and Challenges Nouri al-Maliki, the Shiite PM, seeking a third term in office, is facing growing opposition at home, including from his powerful Shia allies. There is also a growing rift within... Rajeev Agarwal , Divya Malhotra | March 06, 2014 | IDSA Comments
Talks with Taliban: war by other means The situation in Pakistan today is very fragile. Despite the progress on the democratic front, there is a sense of helplessness on how to tackle the menace of terrorism. Unlike... Yaqoob-ul-Hassan | March 03, 2014 | IDSA Comments
India-China talks: why soft border is not an option Soft border is neither an option nor a means to resolve the India-China border dispute. In Chinese conceptualization where borders are innately strategic frontiers, the idea of soft border is... Abanti Bhattacharya | March 03, 2014 | IDSA Comments
Ukraine’s road to stabilization goes through Moscow Russia has signalled its intentions in Crimea. With neither the US nor Europe willing to be engaged in another crisis in Eastern Europe, the Russian strategy would be to re-enter... Gulshan Sachdeva | March 02, 2014 | IDSA Comments
Special Editors’ Introduction The 21st century is witnessing a renaissance of civil nuclear energy, particularly in Asia. At the same time, this century is also witnessing a rise in acts of terror, using... Rajiv Nayan , Ian Anthony | March 2014 | Strategic Analysis
Nuclear Terrorism Criminals attempt to steal a missile submarine and fire its nuclear warheads at a big city. P. K. S. Namboodiri | March 2014 | Strategic Analysis
The Role of Nuclear Forensics in Nuclear Security The purpose of the nuclear security regime is to prevent, detect and respond to nuclear security events (e.g. illicit trafficking of nuclear material or a nuclear terrorism attack). Nuclear forensic... Vitaly Fedchenko | March 2014 | Strategic Analysis
Sensitive Nuclear Information: Challenges and Options for Control This article starts by discussing sensitive nuclear information and how malicious non-state actors could exploit this to facilitate acts of nuclear terror. Our analysis shows that there is a significant... Wyn Q. Bowen , Christopher Hobbs | March 2014 | Strategic Analysis
The Threat of Nuclear Terrorism Requires Concerted Action The threat of nuclear terrorism should not be underestimated because it can have catastrophic effects if and when realised. Nor should the subject matter be politicised beyond a certain point... Mustafa Kibaroglu | March 2014 | Strategic Analysis
